Thank you for being here and welcome. This is not the reaction that I hope I get from you. When considering attending a presentation by a lawyer talking about the law, many people think boring. I hope you enjoy the seminar and that you become more aware of [ICT/email/PPI] laws that ply to your organisation. Before we continue I’d like to get a better idea of the audience and who is here. Who is a director? Auditors and assurance providers?Any risk managers?How many CIOs or IT managers?How many compliance officers are there? How many Governance officers?Information Officers?IT Security officers?Are there any lawyers or legal advisors in the audience?

Transcript of "Privacy and Protection of Personal Information law seminar"

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What must your organisation comply with?<br />“the board should ensure that the company complies with IT laws and that IT related rules, codes and standards are considered.“<br />

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Ignorance of the law is no excuse<br />You should have a working understanding of the effect of the applicable laws, rules, codes and standards on the company and its business.<br />The induction and ongoing training programmes should incorporate an overview of and any changes to applicable laws, rules, codes and standards.<br />You should sufficiently familiariseyourself with the general content of applicable laws, rules, codes and standards to discharge your legal duties.<br />You should understand the context of the law, and how other applicable laws interact with it.<br />

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Section 14(d) of the Constitution<br />“14. Everyone has the right to privacy, which includes the right not to have- <br />(d) the privacy of their communications infringed.”…<br />Limitations<br />

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National Credit Act<br />Confidential Information section 1<br />‘personal information that belongs to a person and is not generally available to or known by others’<br />Section 68<br />Still stands – not repealed by PPI Bill<br />